Hyphenation of impulse

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word impulse? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of impulse:

1.	An instinctive motive Profound religious impulses
2.	A sudden desire He bought it on an impulse
3.	The electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber They demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus
4.	(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) The pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
5.	The act of applying force suddenly The impulse knocked him over
6.	An impelling force or strength The car's momentum carried it off the road

Synonyms of impulse:

noun	urge, motivation, motive, need
noun	caprice, whim, desire
noun	nerve impulse, electrical discharge
noun	pulsation, pulsing, pulse, wave, undulation
noun	impulsion, impetus, drive, thrust, driving force
noun	momentum, force, forcefulness, strength

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.